Cute little heart shaped hand pies filled with caramel, chocolate, and pecans. Then just for an added bonus they are then topped with more caramel, more chocolate, and more pecans. It's Turtles heaven in a little hand pie!
So....
whatcha been up?
Me?
well....
just these....
I know right!
They are the bomb....
dot...
com!
I freaking love these things!
They are seriously addictive. I mean I barely got the little suckers out of the oven and...
Bam, it got scarfed before it even cooled....
or glazed, or drizzled. I could not help myself.
Turtles are my weakness. I cannot resist them.
If you're like me you're going to want the recipe for these bad boys. Well, today you can find the recipe over at Go Bake Yourself. And no, I'm not telling you off. That's the name of my friend Uru's website. She runs the most fabulous blog and she's still in high school people. When I was in high school I could barely do my homework, let alone run a popular food blog. She's amazeballs people. I could have never pulled that off at her age.
Uru is writing exams right now so she asked for volunteers to guest post for her. Since I love her immensely I just had to offer up my services. I asked Uru if she had any requests and she asked me for something turtley. It's sort of "my thang". So I happily dove head first into these hand pies, literally, for Uru.
You're welcome!
Now get yer butts over to Uru's site to check out these Turtle Hand Pies. Make them immediately. Then send me a dozen.
It's the least you can do since I dreamed up the recipe.
See...
I'm a giver.
Turtles Hand Pies: Guest Post for Go Bake Yourself
Ingredients
- 1 package of pre-made refrigerated pie dough
- 1 package of caramel candies
- 1 package of chocolate chips or wafers
- ½ cup chopped or crushed pecans
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C)
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll out your dough onto parchment paper. Use cookie cutters, or biscuit cutters to cut small shapes. I did half with hearts and half with rounds.
- For me this made 10 hand pies. So you will need double that amount of shapes since you have a top and a bottom.
- Once you cut them out you can roll out leftover dough to cut more shapes.
- Lay half of your shapes on top of the parchment lined cookie sheets.
- Fill each pie dough with a small amount of chocolate, I used two wafers per pie. Don’t over-stuff or they’ll leak. If using chips I’d say use about 1 tablespoon per pie dough.
- Add one to two pieces of caramel to each mini pie shape. I found cutting the caramels into smallish pieces really helps to keep them from getting too much height that it would be hard to get the top pie piece on later.
- Now add about one to two pecan halves, crushed or broken into each pie dough.
- Place your top piece of pie dough over top and smooth out.
- Press down gently and then go around the edges with your fingers to press them tight so nothing leaks out.
- Take a fork and press the edges again so they are tight. Go around the entire edge with the fork. Then poke little holes in the top of the pie dough so steam can release out the top as the cook.
- You can brush them with egg wash if you like, I oddly was out of eggs so I didn’t worry about that.
- You can also sprinkle them with sugar at this point if you like. I tossed some Demerara sugar on half of mine.
- Place them in a preheated 400 degree F (204 degrees C) oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
- While they cook you can prep some drizzle for the top.
- Take about ½ cup of chocolate and melt it in the microwave (or use a double boiler if you prefer that method) for about 1 to 1 ½ minutes. Check and stir every 15 to 30 seconds since every microwave cooks differently. You wanted it melted and smooth for drizzling.
- Take about ½ cup of caramels and melt them the same way. (If you over cook it try adding a touch of cream to loosen it up a bit.)
- Crush some extra pecans, about ¼ cup, for tossing over top of the hand pies.
- Once the hand pies are out of the oven drizzle them first with chocolate, then caramel. Now you can toss pecans over top.
- Serve with big old Turtles smile!
For other Turtley Treats check these out (you might want to grab a coffee, there's a lot of them):
Tiny Turtles Cheesecakes (No Bake)
Turtles Cheesecake Pizza: Guest Post by Crumb
Turtles Sweet Rolls: Guest Post by Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker
Um, apparently I have a problem.
More of an addiction let's say.
I want to care...
but I'm too busy shoving Turtles Hand Pies into my pie hole!
Toodles and smoochies! xx
Ramona W
Kim, I proclaim you to be the Queen of the Turtle Recipes! These hand-pies look great. I just came over from Uru's blog. 🙂 Great guest post. 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Ramona. I love these pies. xx
CCU
Ngawww, thanks Kim for a brilliant guest post and such a sweet intro - I swear, I would kill for one of your pies right now. And by one I mean one batch.
Thank you Turtle Queen!
Cheers
CCU
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Uru. It was an absolute pleasure.
Ha, I like the ring of turtle queen.
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
Enjoy that they are heart shaped too!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks, I love my heart shaped cookie cutter.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
I saw these on Google+ and I want one! 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
Only one? Ha.
Thanks Maureen. xx
john@kitchenriffs
Turtles R U!! Looks delish. On my way to check it out!
Kim Beaulieu
Ha, I love that. They are my weakness.
Emily @ Life on Food
Oh my goodness, yes! The bomb!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Emily. I love these things.
Colette (Coco)
Kimmy, these are just TOO easy. OMG, can't wait to eat one, I mean make one. 😉
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Colette. Only one? I ate 5, I'm an overachiever. Lol!
Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine)
I sometimes wish I'd started my food blog in high school, rather than post-college, but then I remember what a terrible cook/baker I was back then. I melted a bowl in the microwave once, oops! hehe...
Kim Beaulieu
Lol, me too. Love it.
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
prrrreeeettttyyyyyyyyy!!!
you DO love turtle sweets, hehee
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks. I really do. I sort of love them to bits.
Becca from ItsYummi.com
So here's the plan, Lunie. You make up a batch of these INSANELY awesome looking turtley treats. Package them up nicely. Hop in your car and drive to the post office. Be sure to label the box with my real name, Becca... Last time someone tried shipping me a package with the name Beccalicious on it, the Postmaster kept it for "inspection" and it never appeared on my doorstep.
Kim Beaulieu
Ha, I think I ate all yours. My bad. When the bite club meets we'll have to make these.
Abbe@This is How I Cook
You can make all the turtle recipes you want because I am an eager recipient. These look totally fabulous!
Kim Beaulieu
Ha, thanks Abbe. Turtles rule.
Debra
Love Uru and wishing her all the best for exams. My, my, that is a lot of turtle recipes, my dear! 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Debra. I love me some turtles.
Terra
Oh girlfriend HOLY CATS!!!! I just licked my phone.....and drooled a bit!!!! Gorgeous, Hugs, Terra
Kim Beaulieu
Lol, your poor phone, I hope no one saw that.
Hugs back at ya. xx
Laura
Now I am hungry! Yum!
Kim Beaulieu
Then my job here is done. lol
Mallory @ Because I Like Chocolate
You had to make them heart-shaped because they are just so lovely! Chocolate and caramel are my favourites!
Rita
How do I get the recipe for those turtle hand pies?
Kim Beaulieu
It's a guest post, there's 4 links to it inside the post, but to make it easier for you go here- http://gobakeyourself.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/guest-post-1-turtle-hand-pies/
Hope you enjoy them. They're super delicious! xx
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Mallory. xx
Cheryl S.
You had me at Turtle!!!!! I am getting this recipe and making these this weekend!!! I LOVE TURTLES!!!!! Oh and fried turtle isn't bad either.....lol Love the blog!!!!!!
Gail
Hi Kim,
I would love your Turtle a Hand Pie recipe but ever time I try one of the links to Uru's site I get a notice that it is private and I need a login and password.
Kim Beaulieu
Well that's odd. I have no idea why it would do that.
Try this- http://gobakeyourself.com/2013/07/24/guest-post-1-turtle-hand-pies/
If it doesn't work I'll nab some time tomorrow to send you the recipe, or pop it up on my own site so you can print it. Hit me back so I know, and I'll make sure you get it.